| dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate dental anxiety among patients anticipating various surgical procedures. Methods: 120 patients who were admitted for specific dental treatment at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Cumhuriyet University, participated in the study. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaires were completed by the patients while waiting for their treatments. Results: Women demonstrated higher levels of State Anxiety (STAI-S) than men, but no difference for Trait Anxiety (STAI-T) scores. The patients with companionship had higher scores in STAI-S than others and had equal scores with others in STAI-T. There were not significant differences in the anxiety levels related to the previous dental treatment and anticipating extraction normally or surgically. Conclusions: It is concluded that anticipating surgical treatment may be the most anxiety provoking procedures in dentistry. However, the major factor that influenced of anxiety level is the patient's individual condition. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Ay, S., Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Dentistry, Dept. of Oral Surgery, Sivas, Turkey, Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Dis Hekimligi Fakultesi ADC, Hastaliklari ve Cerrahisi AD, 58140 Sivas, Turkey -- Özdemir, D., Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey -- Öztürk, M., Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Dept. of Oral Surgery, Ankara, Turkey -- Polat, S., Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Dentistry, Dept. of Oral Surgery, Sivas, Turkey | en_US |
